PORT ANGELES — Easton Napiontek might get a few more starts on the mound if he keeps doing what he did Wednesday.
The 6-foot-8 junior right-hander tossed three innings of no-hit ball and drove in five to lead the Port Angeles baseball team to a 14-1 win over Port Townsend in five innings at Volunteer Field.
Napiontek struck out six and walked none in limited action, while also going 2 for 3 at the plate with a two-run triple and three-run home run.
“Easton had a huge day,” Port Angeles coach Bob Withrow said. “That triple he hit almost went out too. Both of them were to right center [field]. He’s got power to all fields.”
And as he proved in his first varsity outing on the hill in Wednesday’s Olympic League matchup, he’s got some pitching chops as well.
“He had good control,” Withrow said. “I still think he’s just learning how to pitch. He throws hard. As he learns more he’s just going to get better.”
Unforatunately for the Redskins, their pitching wasn’t nearly as dominant.
Port Angeles (2-0 in league and overall) capitalized on 10 walks and three hit batters to score 14 runs in just four innings.
The Riders were also perfect in the field for the second straight game, committing zero errors.
Senior second baseman Kyler Morgan robbed the Redskins (0-1 in league, 0-2 overall) of a pair of hits, and Port Angeles pitchers yielded zero free passes.
Cole Uvila had two RBIs and one run scored and Brian Senf a triple, stolen base and RBI for the Riders, who punched out seven hits all together.
“Those games are tough when they are not getting a lot of strikes,” Withrow said of his own hitters.
“I thought they did a good job of waiting for pitches and taking their walks when they could.”
Robert Ristick was tabbed with the loss on the mound.
Jacob King scored the Redskins’ lone running, crossing home plate on a single from Cody Russell.
“We had some guys that it was their first pitching [appearance on varsity] ever. . . so they kind of struggled,” Redskins coach Tom Webster said.
“I’m still encouraged by a lot of our young kids.”
Port Angeles travels to Olympic on Friday, while Port Townsend hosts North Mason on the same day.
Port Angeles 14, Port Townsend 1
Port Townsend 0 0 0 1 0 X X — 1 4 2
Port Angeles 3 7 0 4 X X X — 14 7 0
WP- Naptiontek (1-0); LP- Ristick
Pitching Statistics
Port Townsend: Ristick IP, Goodrich 2IP, Dellagarza IP.
Port Angeles: Napiontek 3IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 6K; Pitz IP, ER, 4H, K; Reandeau IP, 0R, 0H, 2K.
Hitting Statistics
Port Townsend: King 1-2 (R), Russell 1-2 (RBI).
Port Angeles: Napiontek 2-3 (3B, HR, 5RBI, HBP, 2R), Uvila 1-1 (R, 2RBI), Senf 1-3 (3B, RBI, SB).
North Kitsap 10, Sequim 0
SEQUIM — The reigning Olympic League champions blasted two home runs to hand the Wolves their first loss of the season Wednesday.
Steffen Jeffcoat and Alex Nettleton each took Sequim starter Isaac Yamamoto deep, as the Vikings triggered the 10-run mercy rule by the fifth inning.
“You gotta play really well to beat them and we didn’t,” Sequim coach Dave Ditlefsen said. “They capitalized on every mistake we made.”
Sequim (1-1, 2-1) will next host Klahowya on Friday at 4 p.m.
North Kitsap 10, Sequim 0 (5 inn.)
North Kitsap 0 2 6 1 1 X X — 10 5 1
Sequim 0 0 0 0 X X X — 0 2 3
WP- Reitan; LP- Yamamoto (0-1)
Pitching Statistics
North Kitsap: Retain 5IP, 2H, 3K.
Team: Yamamoto 5IP, 5H, K, 6BB, 5ER.
Hitting Statistics
North Kitsap: Jeffcoat 2-3 (4RBI, HR), Nettleton 1-2 (HR).
Sequim: Royall 1-2, Ramirez 1-2.
Quilcene 10, Rainier Christian 5
AUBURN — Brandon Bancroft went five innings on the mound and scored four runs to lead the Rangers to a victory in their first Sea-Tac League game of the season.
Quilcene (2-0) scored three runs in the third inning to regain a lead it would never relinquish.
Quilcene 10, Rainier Christian 5
Quilcene 1 0 3 1 0 1 4 — 10 8 1
Rainier 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 — 5 6 4
WP- Bancroft; LP- Not reported
Pitching Statistics
Quilcene: Bancroft 5IP, 2H, 10K; Davidson 2IP, 4H, K, 3BB.
Hitting Statistics
Quilcene: Bancroft 2-4 (4R, 2RBI), C. Schreier 1-3 (2B, 2RBI, BB), Davidson 1-1 (2RBI, 2BB), Murray 2-4 (R, RBI), Pleines 1-3 (R, 2RBI, BB), K. Schreier 1-3 (2R, RBI, BB).
Softball
Port Angeles 11, Port Townsend 0
DRY CREEK — Lauren Curtis and Stacy Webb combined to throw a no-hitter as the Roughriders won their second straight to begin the season.
Curtis tossed four innings of hitless ball before leaving the game with a knee injury — she was hit by a pitch — in Wednesday’s Olympic League tilt.
Webb then came on and struck out the side in the fifth, ending the game because of the 10-run mercy rule.
“I’m really pleased for Lauren,” Port Angeles coach Buddy Bear said. “She’s been sitting in the wings like other pitchers behind Stacy, but she did a good job.”
Kelsey Hinsdale led the Rider attack at the plate with a 3-for-3 day with a double, triple and five RBIs.
Port Angeles (2-0 in league and overall) next plays at Olympic on Friday.
Port Angeles 11, Port Townsend 0
Port Townsend 0 0 0 0 0 X X — 0 0 1
Port Angeles 2 0 2 7 X X X — 11 7 1
WP- Curtis (1-0); LP- LeMaster
Pitching Statistics
Port Townsend: LeMaster 4IP.
Port Angeles: Curtis 4IP, 7K, 0BB; Webb IP, 3K.
Hitting Statistics
Port Angeles: Hinsdale 3-3 (2B, 3B, R, 5RBI), Drake 2-2 (2R, 2RBI), Wahto 1-3 (R, RBI), Lucas 1-3 (R, RBI).